Chapter 128: Medicine Expert (1/2)

Upon receiving the response, the eunuch quickly returned to the palace in high spirits to report to Long Yin. Receiving the news, Long Yin and the Lin Family immediately heaved a long sigh of relief and the terrified looks on their faces had mostly subsided, as if nothing was impossible if the Southern Empire Clan personally set out to help.

The medicine expert was clearly in the Tian Long City yet his visit was postponed, that they would only come tomorrow. For ordinary people, this was a great disrespect to the Royal Family, yet they had no complaints with the decision of the Southern Empire Clan. For them to be willing to help was already a great honor. How could they dare to be resentful?

The next morning, the medicine expert, Shui Nanhe, arrived at the Tian Long Imperial Court as was agreed upon. In his mind, he still remembered what Shui Mengchan had told him yesterday, “Investigating the status and cause of the illness will do, to cure or not is up to you.”

Long Yin personally went to the palace gates to meet him, giving the Southern Empire Clan excessive respect. The way that Shui Nanhe spoke was as amiable as the wind and his face wore a faint smile, but he did not kneel down to show courtesy, nor did he show any changes in his mood when the Emperor personally came to meet him. To get right to the matter at hand, he requested to directly see the patient.

The appearance of Shui Nanhe had brought calmness to the minds of Long Yin and the Lin Family. This seemingly courteous old man looked like an immortal compared to the all the physicians who came yesterday, they were as different as the earth and sky. In front of him, even the most powerful Lin Zhan and Lin Kuang involuntarily displayed a respectful attitude. For a man who had already detached himself from the mundane world,, the inelegance of his body had naturally decreased and the extraordinary air of confidence had increased.

Lin Xiu still lay half dead on the bed. From yesterday afternoon until now, she had not even moved her little finger and just laid on the bed like a corpse. Only her eyes are slightly half-opened, didn’t sleep the whole night. The feeling of wishing she could move but was unable to do so was even more painful than death, but she did not even have the strength to commit suicide.

When Shui Nanhe saw Lin Xiu for the first time, his white brows unconsciously wrinkled. There were several methods to make the body gradually turn black, but this type was clearly being slowly spread outwards from within, perhaps she was simply poisoned.

“Immortal, you must help save my mother.” Long Zhengyue said anxiously. The whole afternoon plus the whole night, they had invited almost all the famous physicians throughout the entire Tian Long City, and the answers they got were repetitive. This was already their last hope. If in case even the medicine expert from the Clan of Southern Empire was still helpless, then Lin Xiu will only wait to die.

“Don’t be anxious, we will wait and see, do not disturb our elder. His medical expertise has already reached its peak; he will certainly heal our mother.” Long Zhengyang patted Long Zhengyue’s shoulder, his heart filled with hope.

Long Zhengyue nodded his head, nervously looking at Shui Nanhe as he approached Lin Xiu’s bedside, fearing to hear the words “impotent” once more.

The room became completely silent; nobody dared to make a sound. With Long Yin and the Lin Family present, in addition to the room full of imperial physicians, Shui Nanhe had no intention to have them leave. His eyes seriously observed her face for a moment, then he pressed fingers to her wrist. Closing his old eyes, without saying a word, his facial expression did not change, but then almost immediately, he withdrew his hand, exposing a pondering face.

“Immortal, what kind of illness does my mother have?” Long Zhengyue could not resist any longer and finally asked.

Shui Nanhe gestured for silence. Long Zhengyue obediently sealed his lips immediately, the hope inside his heart somewhat increased. He did not say that there was nothing more he could do like those imperial physicians did.

After quite a long time, the contemplating Shui Nanhe was finally in motion. He stood up straight and both hands sparkled with a dazzling white light.

“Such a powerful light enchantment!” Long Yin said in a low voice. Even the most powerful wizard of light in the palace would not be able to muster such a strong light element in just a short amount of time. The light element was only applicable to quickly heal physical wounds and what Lin Xiu had was clearly not physical. What was the significance of his actions?

Shui Nanhe waved his hands to slowly transfer the light element into Lin Xiu’s body. The surface of Lin Xiu’s body was bathed in a layer of white light. When Shui Nanhe retracted his hands, his expression was still gravely serious. The layer of white light stayed on Lin Xiu’s body for a few seconds, then gradually became weak, until it eventually disappeared. The greyish color of her body weaken a little bit, as if it had been rinsed off by the light element.

Happiness was on the faces of the members of the Lin Family, while Long Zhengyue and Long Zhengyang let out a deep breath in succession. Indeed he was the medicine expert. The strange illness that numerous imperial physicians were unable to cure was a very easy task for him and the Empress’ condition had greatly improved.

For them, lightening up the strange dark air was, without a doubt, an improvement.

Long Yin was watching every expression on Shui Nanhe’s face, and his heart sank as he said, “Immortal, what kind of illness does the Empress have?”

Shui Nanhe sighed and said, “This reminds me of a terrible plague which had happened before in a small village of the Kui Shui Nation ten years ago. The body will turn black for those who are affected by the plague. The outcome is death, and no one had survived this plague. The Empress’ current condition and the effects of the plague from at that time… are exactly the same.”

“Plague?” Long Zhengyue softly repeated the word. His whole face transformed and he said alarmingly, “Since it is a plague, then those who have come into contact with my mother these past two days, wouldn’t they all get infected?”

The comment caused a great panic, even the usually calm Long Yin’s eyes violently contracted.

“No, princes. Please don’t be anxious. In fact, it is not really a plague.” Shui Nanhe said while shaking his head.